#williams duo my beloved

[ildiavoloro55o]

The height difference is killing me!!!! Logan looks so small next to Alex!!!

[incoure-art]

something something sharing a heart

[eldritch-nightmare]

I honestly love your depiction of Slenderman and the mansion. As much as I love the whole Slenderman treating everyone with love and being a found family with the residents of the mansion, it feels so refreshing seeing Slenderman act similar to how you portray him! Also, I’m very curious hearing more about slender and Sally’s relationship in the future (or now lol)!!

i'm glad to hear that!! i feel like i've never really given slender much thought or attention before so i feel like my depiction of it is rusty compared to a lot of the other creepypastas so i'm glad to hear that you enjoy it <3

as for slender's relationship with sally:

we all know that slender does Not like children. it goes out of its way to harm them, and actively avoids them in the case that it can't. that's what it did with sally for a really long time.

it avoided her, and treated her mostly like a pest it couldn't get rid of. seeing as she was a permanent resident of the mansion, it can't exactly get rid of her. and the mansion enjoys her company too, so alas. it was stuck dealing with her.

like i said, it took a lot of time and patience for slender to even view sally as something worth its time and attention. it took even longer for it to grow to care about her.

but sally is stubborn when she wants to be, and when she decided she wanted to befriend the strange, faceless, tall man well buddy pal there was nothing that could stop her. she had a goal in mind, and she was determined to achieve it.

and the mansion helped out, of course. because the mansion was, at this point, the only real 'companion' that slender had. she wanted it to make bonds with people it could actually communicate with.

and in the beginning, slender hated that everywhere it went when visiting the mansion, sally would be there with a bright smile on her face, eagerly asking questions about its existence and asking whether or not it wanted to join her for tea and even going as far as to introduce it to her toys one by one.

it was annoyed, at first. it would brush her off, maybe even vanish the moment it saw sally approaching.

honestly, slender wouldn't be able to tell you when it started to care for her. maybe it was the first time it saw her crying, or maybe she had worn it down so much that it just didn't have the energy to ignore and avoid her anymore. but at some point, it did grow to care for her.

it stopped vanishing whenever it saw her. it answered her questions when she asked it. it started to remember all the names and titles of her plushies. and one day, it had even hesitantly agreed to accompany her for tea. she was ecstatic at this, and thus the tea parties became a frequent whenever it was around.

sally is the only child that slender cares about. it tolerates ben and lazari, but every other child? no. it will more than likely never grow to care for one the way it cares for sally.

sally is basically slender's daughter now.

[total-dxmure]

ೃ࿔ TOTAL-DXMURE’S MASTERLIST

“so what’s it gonna take silver shadow believer…?”

most, if not all, of my fics will include detailed smut, so minors do not interact! this is my masterlist of series and oneshots. see something that piques your interest? give it a read! please make sure to read the warnings at the beginning of each fic to make sure you aren’t triggered by any of its contents.

i support and stand with palestine. in no way do i show any affiliation with neil druckmann or his zionistic views. if you are a newer fan of ellie williams or abby anderson and have stumbled across fanfics or edits on tiktok, please do not buy the games. watch playthroughs, ask to see if a friend already owns the games or pirate them. please do not buy the recently released remastered version of part II.

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→ 【ellie williams’ fics】

✦ MARLEY AND ME SERIES MASTERLIST

you’re a single mom just doing the best that she can to make ends meet. ellie can’t help but think that you're the kindest, most beautiful girl that she’s ever met. compared to taking care of a little girl that's in her terrible twos, coming to terms with the fact that you’re a lesbian is a walk in the park. awkward first encounters, ellie’s broken gay-dar, and her overwhelming urge to take care of the care-giver. . . the road to domesticity is a long one, but it’s well worth the pining that it takes to get there. 

total word count: 17.1k

✦ INVISIBLE STRING THEORY SERIES MASTERLIST

the marines didn’t ruin ellie. ellie ruined ellie. after being medically discharged she feels lost. being sent to live with joel is more of a last ditch effort to save her and less of a fun reunion for the father-daughter duo. jackson is worlds different than chicago, but the fresh air and sprawling countrysides are a welcome reprieve. ellie finds herself finding comfort in more than just the change in scenery though. after losing your girlfriend due to an accident you feel as though you’ll never find love again- but that was before meeting ellie williams. the two of you figure out that you have more in common than just the fact that she and your girlfriend were both marines though. tethered by some invisible string, the two of you meeting has to be fate. who would have known that you were the golden ticket to ellie’s recovery?

total word count: 13.8k

✦ CHERRY FLAVORED MINI SERIES MASTERLIST

your guitarist was carted off to rehab after just one month into your recent tour. fuck. there’s only one thing you can do, and that’s hire a replacement. your band thinks it’s going to be nearly impossible to find someone that is on the same level of talent as your “beloved” guitarist. you don’t have high hopes that anyone can nail the songs quite like he did either, if you’re being brutally honest. enter ellie- she’s a mega fan. the girl knows every lyric and note like the back of her hand. . . and everything about you, which isn’t creepy at all. her apparent obsession with you is something that you and your tour manager can overlook if it means carrying on with the rest of the tour. forced proximity with a stalker-level fan . . . what’s the worst thing that could happen?

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✦ KILL SWITCH SERIES !TEASER!

✦ SANGUINARIAN SERIES !TEASER!

“… spock rocker with your dirty eyes.”

[okifyouinsist]

🐈 ☕️

ohmygosh thank you for the ask

GALEX MY BELOVED i could talk abt these 2 FREAKS for days like there's smth abt the childhood friends to lovers narrative that just always gets me going and to me they're so opposites attract like you have the pristine perfect silly little british boy and then you have the hates pr, is a menace and goofy thai boy who just match each other's freak like ohmygosh how are you sharing a hotel room and then push your beds together and BOTH get a throat infection after one of you already had it???? like guys just say you made out it's fine. and then the whole and the way george ALWAYS defended alex in 2020 in interviews (hungary 2020 ifykyk) and stuff and sneakily helped him with the williams seat like he needed his bf to be on the grid with him and their silly gym pics and their twitch streams and LILY calling them out on main ALL THE TIME and the cutout alex has of george and the little collage george has of alex in his driver's room and 15 years of friendship and it's like sunshine and sunshine protector and im not normal abt them they mean so much to me

tbf i feel like they're still such an underappreciated duo even tho they've existed forever and yeah. like. just. i am insane abt them. tbh i wanted to recommend some fics but i realised i dont acc read them that much but there are some especially good ones

It's you I fell into- glitterbb

crude generalisations and vulgar simplifications- crescenteluce

all that i got (pieces and pages)- softstarter

want you (more than anyone else)- acrossbrazenskies

nothing but teeth- crescenteluce

bro genuinely to me @janinaduszejko is THE galex author pls just go check out all her works you won't regret it :)

anyways have a lovely day/night 💕

[the-flys-buzz]

french toast and baja blast!!!!! probably far better than me drinking milk with the french toast like usual. i know damn well id hate myself for that decision later ...... and ill try to not feel bad, i. i guess?

KABOOM! He’s back!! Tada William! You have your dads again !!!

Did Steven fall again? Yeah. It’d be funny.

@ask-steven-stevenson

WASWAWA!!!!!! WELCOME BACK DAD!!!!!! i missed you. again. to the shock of no one.....

hes flapping his hands!!!!!! he has to make up for the lack of wings somehow.

[cicelythereaper]

If I wanted to get really into medieval welsh literature instead of just reading everything in our beloved Hergest duo, do you have any recommendations on where to begin?

hi! sorry it took me so long to answer this but hopefully the length of the answer means it's worth the wait. by "our beloved hergest duo" i'm assuming you mean the white book of rhydderch and the red book of hergest, and more specifically the texts collected as the mabinogion from those two manuscripts - if i'm wrong let me know. i'm also assuming that you mainly want to read in english translation, at least to start with.

there is a LOT of medieval welsh literature out there beyond the mabinogion but a lot of it is harder to access. this is a rough menu of options with my honest opinions about how easy it is to get at these things:

the triads of the island of britain (trioedd ynys prydein), aka a big long list of People And Things From Welsh Tradition (Some Possibly Made Up). for this you want rachel bromwich's edition and translation: there are four different editions of this and all of them are expensive (and three of them are out of print). i recommend keeping an eye out on secondhand book websites for the 2nd edition (1978) or the 4th (2014), or bugging your library to see if they have, or will buy, either of these. if you're currently at uni you may be able to get access to an electronic version of the 4th edition.

material about merlin. maybe start with geoffrey of monmouth's latin vita merlini - this is less a reflection of welsh tradition and more an extremely lengthy riff on it, but still very interesting. a new translation of it can be found here! medieval merlin material in welsh is basically all prophetic poetry, mostly from the black book of carmarthen. at the moment, the best place to find translations of this is in the romance of merlin, ed. peter goodrich (1990) - again i recommend looking out for a secondhand copy or talking to your library. hopefully the myrddin project at cardiff will soon have fresh editions and translations for us available online! (in the meantime, here's their twitter.) there's also armes prydein vawr, a somewhat different type of prophecy poem also associated with merlin/myrddin and generally dated to the 10th century, which you can find on archive.org here.

material associated with taliesin. this comes in many shapes and sizes. first of all, there's praise poetry attributed to taliesin and addressed to the 6th-century king urien of rheged: this is mostly translated in the two clancy anthologies i'm going to cite further down, but if you want the welsh text, the best place to find it is probably in ifor williams' edition (translated into english as the poems of taliesin by j. e. caerwyn williams, available from the dublin institute for advanced studies). second of all, there's All The Other Poetry Attributed To Taliesin: for this you want marged haycock's legendary poems from the book of taliesin and prophecies from the book of taliesin. again with these i recommend the secondhand or library approach. THIRD of all, there's a relatively late folktale about taliesin (this is where ceridwen and gwion bach come in): this you can find translated in patrick k. ford's the mabinogi (which it looks like you can get as a kindle or paperback comparatively cheap).

y gododdin, the massive poetic text attributed to aneirin about A Lot Of Dead Dudes In Southern Scotland. this is a tough one to get to grips with, i'm not gonna lie. if you want to get at the welsh text, the massive modern welsh edition by ifor williams (canu aneirin) is still the best there is, but he reorders the stanzas of the poem from the manuscript pretty radically. (to see the stanzas in order, look for daniel huws' facsimile edition of the book of aneirin - or, depending on how well you read medieval welsh handwriting, check out the manuscript itself.) for translations, i recommend joseph p. clancy's, which has multiple versions floating around - there's one in the triumph tree (ed. thomas owen clancy) and a slightly less full one in medieval welsh poems (joseph clancy's big anthology, now out of print). this is the most poetic while still being largely accurate, but if you're concerned about academic levels of accuracy, then i recommend balancing clancy out with kenneth jackson's the gododdin: the oldest scottish poem, which has the advantage of being designed to be used alongside ifor williams. FOR ALL OF THESE you'll need to hit up secondhand booksellers or libraries.

early welsh englyn poetry: by this i mean poetry in englyn metre about historic figures and landscapes. as academic sources/translations, if you can get your hands on them, i recommend jenny rowland's early welsh saga poetry (1990) and patrick sims-williams' new englynion y beddau (2023), but both of these are massive and expensive. a more approachable way to get at this material may be rowland's a selection of early welsh saga poems, which is intended more for classroom use - this you can get for relatively cheap as a paperback. you might also want to check out kenneth jackson's studies in early celtic nature poetry (dated, but i think he translates some of the less-studied englyn poetry in there: again, check with secondhand booksellers) and nicolas jacobs' early welsh gnomic and nature poetry (cheaper and easier to get, but untranslated, though he gives a useful glossary so you can attempt it yourself).

additional arthurian material. this is scattered across various places and manuscripts, but some good places to learn about it, if not necessarily read it, are o. j. padel's arthur in medieval welsh literature (2013, heavily recommended, you can get it cheap as a paperback); bromwich et al's the arthur of the welsh (1991), which iirc includes patrick sims-williams' translation of my beloved arthurian poem pa gur; and the new and exciting arthur in the celtic languages, ed. ceridwen lloyd-morgan and erich poppe (2019), which is going to give you a BIG and comprehensive overview of every text arthur has ever shown up in in welsh. for the last two you definitely want to go secondhand or through a library. EDITED TO ADD: [LOUD BUZZER NOISE] I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT NERYS ANN JONES' ARTHUR IN EARLY WELSH POETRY which came out in 2019! go buy it it's a £15 paperback! an absolute steal for what you get!

high and late medieval poetry of praise, lament and love: the bread and butter of the professional poet. these can be found in various places. for the gogynfeirdd, the high medieval poets, the medieval welsh texts (+ modern welsh paraphrases) can be found in the absolutely massive series cyfres beirdd y tywysogion, but this is not something to attempt to get without a powerful library on your side. the late medieval poetry, on the other hand, is edited in cyfres beirdd yr uchelwyr and can be found online here - which was news to me! much of this material has never been translated into english. for a good selection of translations of some of the best stuff, i really recommend joseph p. clancy's medieval welsh poems (find a secondhand copy or get your library to do it for you), and/or tony conran's welsh verse. a couple of good selections of the later medieval poetry are: the poetry of dafydd ap gwilym, ALL of which is available online in translation here; loomis and johnston's medieval welsh poems: an anthology; and dafydd johnston's galar y beirdd: poets' grief, which specifically collects poets' laments for their dead children.

RELIGIOUS MATERIAL, of which there is a shit-ton. my recommendations are definitely going to be missing some stuff (e.g. soul-and-body dialogues, descriptions of purgatory, etc) but here's what i've got. for material to do with welsh saints, i recommend this website, where you can find translations of a lot of the latin prose lives of saints and quite a few welsh poems about saints as well - and if you look at the bottom you'll see it lists a few more books you might want to look into. if you want an even fuller look at welsh saints' latin lives, albeit dated, see if you can get your hands on a secondhand/library copy of wade-evans' vitae sanctorum britanniae (1944). if you like genealogies, barry lewis i believe has just put out an edition and study of bonedd y saint, the genealogies of the welsh saints, available from the dublin institute for advanced studies (though it's not the cheapest thing out there).* there is also a lot of general religious poetry, which you can find edited in marged haycock's blodeugerdd barddas o ganu crefyddol cynnar (1994) and translated in mckenna's the medieval welsh religious lyric (1991).

*i should also say that if you're interested in medieval welsh genealogies in general, you want ben guy's medieval welsh genealogy - this is very technical and probably expensive but if you really need to know who's related to who in the welsh historical imagination, it's a great resource.

(pseudo-)historical texts: there are various of these. the most famous is geoffrey of monmouth's de gestis britonum (also known as historia regum britanniae, 'history of the kings of britain') - this you can find edited and translated by reeve & wright under the latter title. if you want to know about geoffrey's work but you can't get your hands on it or don't have time to read what is honestly a massive text, then i recommend karen jankulak's book geoffrey of monmouth - super useful and you can get it cheap as a paperback. then there are medieval welsh translations of this text (all known as brut y brenhinedd), some of which go on to become chronicles in their own right (brut y tywysogion). off the top of my head there are three different versions of brut y tywysogion which you can find in a good english translation: the peniarth 20 version (edited and translated by thomas jones, edition 1941, translation 1952); the red book of hergest version (ed. and trans. thomas jones, 1955); and brenhinedd y saesson (ed. and trans. thomas jones, 1971). you might also want to check out the medieval biography of gruffudd ap cynan (king of gwynedd 1081-1137), which starts as a latin text and is later translated into welsh. the latin text is edited and translated by paul russell as vita griffini filii conani (2005); the welsh text is edited as historia gruffud vab kenan (1977) and translated as a mediaeval prince of wales: the life of gruffudd ap cynan (1990) by d. simon evans.

edited to add: [LOUD BUZZER SOUND] I FORGOT ABOUT HISTORIA BRITTONUM AND SHOULD BE PUBLICLY SHAMED. this is a ninth-century latin historical text from north wales, it's weird as hell, i love it to bits and should probably actually read more of it. currently the edition everybody uses is john morris's nennius: british history and the welsh annals (1980), which is not the most expensive thing out there but certainly not the cheapest so get it through your library if you can. this is especially useful in conjunction with geoffrey's de gestis britonum because he was absolutely using it as a source.

the hardest thing to get at on this list: translation literature. by the time we get to the red book of hergest there's been a huge boom in medieval translations of french and latin texts into welsh - and these are often really fun and interesting to read, but under-studied! this is an issue because it means i basically cannot recommend you any english translations of them. if you're still interested and you want to plough through the medieval welsh yourself, here are some texts:

cân rolant, a welsh version of the 'song of roland' aka Violence Violence Violence, edited and translated by a. c. rejhon (1984) - the only thing on this list to have a recent translation, alas;

ystorya de carolo magno, edited by stephen williams, 2nd edition (1986) - a welsh version of the charlemagne legend, this is where cân rolant comes from;

ystoryaeu seint greal, a welsh translation of two french romances, queste del saint graal and perlesvaus: you can find the whole thing in the (very old, undoubtedly outdated) selections from the hengwrt mss volume 1, y seint greal, edited and translated by robert williams (1874-6), which is on archive.org here, and the welsh text of the first part is edited as y keis by thomas jones (1992);

ystorya bown de hamtwn, a welsh version of the romance of bevis of hampton, an absolutely insane text about the worst man in the world which i love dearly: the whole thing is edited (but not translated) by morgan watkin (1958); selected bits of it are edited with a useful glossary for classroom use by erich poppe and regine reck as selections from ystorya bown o hamtwn (2009);

a welsh bestiary of love, ed. g. c. g. thomas (2008) - a translation of the french bestiaire d'amour, aka Do You Want To Hear The Worst Man In The World Tell You Dubious Animal Facts? Of Course You Do;

kedymdeithyas amlyn ac amic, edited by patricia williams (1982), a welsh version of the french tale ami et amile about two identical friends;

chwedlau odo, a collection of fables, edited by ifor williams (1958);

chwedlau seith doethon rufein, edited by henry lewis (1958) - 'stories of the seven sages of rome'.

and finally, medical texts! if you want a look at medieval welsh medical practices and you want to learn a lot of plant names in middle welsh, check out diana luft's medieval welsh medical texts, which you can find online for free here.

i hope this is helpful! enjoy Experiencing Welsh Literature and best of luck getting your hands on it!

[thealmightyemprex]

Emprex's Top 10 Films of 1996

So with my birthday soon I decided to do a special countdown of films from my birth year,1996 .Now 96 I dont imagine is condsidered a great year in cinema butI grew up on many films from 96 and there are a lot of films I have a fondness for

10.From Dusk Till Dawn-PArt crime thriller ,part splatterfest vampire flick ,the highlight of this film is George Clooney as the films anti hero

9.James and the Giant Peach -I know Matilda is the more beloved Roald Dahl adaptaion from this but I very much adore this film.Its a nostalgic favorite with a set of lovable characters,a heinous duo of villains and some good old fashioned Nightmare fuel

8.The Birdcage -This queer classic is just a delight to watch ,mainly due to the wonderful chemistry of Robin Williams and Nathan Lane

7.The Frighteners -A comedic horror film from Peter Jackson ,with some impressive for the time effects ,a solid central performance by Michael J Fox ,but the scene stealer is a utterly wild performance by Jeffrey Combs

6.Dragonheart -The story of a friendship between a knight and a dragon ,this film has its detractors but personally I love it and it never fails to bring a tear to my eye

5.Mars Attacks -......So this is my favorite Tim Burton film.It is a blank check movie if there ever was one ,a star studded big budget B Movie based on a trading card series .Its not for everyone,but I think its funny

4.Muppet Treasure ISland -My intro to the Muppets ,its got great songs,some good jokes and Tim Curry giving a very solid performance

3.The Phantom -The movie of 1996 I enjoy the most .Based on the 30's comic strip I find this to be one of the most underrated superhero movies ever made and one of my personal faves

2.Hamlet -Considered the most complete Hamlet ,this is a star studded epic of bombast ,and probabbly my favorite film I have seen from Kenneth Branagh

1.Fargo-Possibly the Coen Brothers masterpiece,this was the clear number one,a masterclass of dark humor ,with great performances and a great feel to it

@theancientvaleofsoulmaking @themousefromfantasyland

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[walker-extended-universe]

Walkerverse Character Tier List

Hello Walker Family! I'm here announcing the beginning of the Walkerverse Character Tier List series!

I've created a list of characters from Walker and Walker: Independence to put in a tier list ranking. I will be releasing a series of polls with all these characters (including pictures and brief reminders of their roles) to determine which Tier List ranking they get. Whichever option from S to F gets the most votes will become the official ranking of that character.

Here is the criteria I used to select the characters I'm putting in the poll series:

They must have a name on the imdb page

They must have a minimum of two appearances

I have to remember them, regardless of their appearance count

Single appearances that were special/memorable will also be included (ex: Uncle Willy, Minnie Jayne)

The rankings will be as follows:

S tier: Best character in the show, love them with all my heart, they can do literally nothing wrong

A tier: Beloved blorbo, one of my favorites, I'd want to be friends with them if they were real

B tier: I like them, but I have my critiques. A good character that I mostly enjoy

C tier: Mid character, not the biggest fan of them but I won't complain when they show up

D tier: I don't like them. I have many criticisms of their actions and personality. I may even dislike whole episodes because of them

F tier: Literally the worst character in the entire show. Hate them. Much dislike. I fastforward over them on rewatches.

I currently have pictures (for the poll and the complete tierlist that I will link when it is public) for 39 of the 120+ characters I put on the list, so that's where I will be starting. I will include the full list of all the characters from both shows below the cut along with the taglist.

The first poll will go up on Monday, September 23rd! Can't wait to see what you guys think!

@theladywyn, @jaredwalkertexasranger, @laf-outloud, @aborddelimpala, @mysterybeau, @sweet-sammy-kisses, @kickingitwithkirk, @rhl74, @peachparakeet, @dumb-fawkin-bitch, @loveforwomenstuff, @low-soduimfreak, @ihavepointysticks, @waywardmaslow, @arte-mishuntress, @the-slythering-raven, @deeranger, @duo-kun, @inafieldofdaisies, @not-your-housekeeper98, @nancymcl, @sammysnaughtygirl

Walker:

Cordell Walker

Liam Walker

Abeline Walker

Bonham Walker

Stella Walker

August Walker

Larry James

Trey Barnett

Geri Broussard

Cassie Perez

Micki Ramirez

Colton Davidson

Ben Perez

Dan Miller

Denise Davidson

Emily Walker

Todd

Gale Davidson

Stan Morrison

Clay Cooper

Clint West

Kelly James

Kevin Golden

Isabel Munoz

Bret

Trevor Strand

Ruby

Detective David Luna

Julia Johnson

Hoyt Rawlins

Twyla Jean

Sadie Yoo

Witt

Connie

Faye

DJ James

Keesha Barnett

Carlos Mendoza

Officer Randall

Dr. Adriana Ramirez

Sean

Serano

Earl

Mercedes Ruiz

Miles Vyas

Coach Bobby

Principal Heaney

Byron Santos

Garrison (GM)

Nate Smith

Tessa Graves

Crystal West

Cali

Rita

Lana Jones

Tommy Adams

Jaxon Davis

Grant McLawson

Neo

Mike

Horace

Alma Munoz

Fenton Cole

Shannon

Lorezno Munoz

Snyder

Oswald

Marv Davidson

Jim

Mr. Golden

Spider

William

Owen Campbell

Minnie Jayne

Maybelline

Mehar

Henry

Becca Furgeson

Joanna Rawlins

Cole Tillman

Rebecca Tillman

Walker: Independence:

Abigail Walker

Hoyt Rawlins

Kate Carver

Tom Davidson

Augustus

Calian

Kai

Lucia Reyes

Shane Davidson

Hagan

Chief Taza

Francis Reyes

Luis Reyes

Ruby

Nascha

Ethan (Pinkerton Detective)

Salty Dog

Molly Sullivan

Anna Maria Reyes

Cordell the Horse

Burlesque Dancers

Teresa Davidson

Matthew

Jacob

Otis Clay

Martha Sullivan

Griffin

Liam Collins

Eli McDowd

Charlotte “Charlie” Collins

Gil Santiago

Randall

Lily

Stella Rawlins

Wordell Calker

Olivia

Topsannah

Amos Acorn

Parker Briggs

Judge Parker

Kirby Smith

Andrew Jones

Judge Carter

[womanofaction8604]

MM Re-Watch #5

Getting my mind off of the results of the US elections...

1. William eyeing Julia's posterior. 🤌🏾🤣

2. Ogden's hair being down was such a big deal.

3. Season 2 brings a much more glamorous Ogden in terms of costume, hair and make-up style. A lot more curls. An interesting turn.

4. Crabtree and Ogden have always been a great duo. You can tell they have a lot of fun in those moments.

5. We meet Margaret in Season 2, Ep 1. Our beloved Arwen.

6. The actress portraying Annie Oakley is incredible. I think she's my favorite historical character so far.

[malinaa]

9 people you'd like to get to know better

tagged : @vechter 🧸🫶 ty beloved tagging : @posallys | @usignedupforthis | @dykehoratio | @gayporcelain | @the-tenth-arcanum | @sorcerry | @hollow-dweller | @agentmmayy | @jaanlouis

three non romantic duos: (1) bruce & dick bc complicated relationships w ur father-mentor-best friend-brother makes me absolutely sick to my fucking stomach n if i say more i will get sucked back into their absolutely dysfunctional devotion, so i shall cease speaking. whatever. (2) merlin & arthur (bbc merlin) bc if i'm talking abt dysfunctional devotion i MUST bring up these two besties. imagine you're an all powerful being who loves his friend so much you undo the narrative of his purported golden age of ruling. i can't stand them. (3) essun & nassun and . . . god . . . the mother-daughter relationship in the broken earth trilogy (starts biting my nails) u guys don't even know . . . YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM . "mama has said occasionally that she loves nassun, but nassun has never seen any proof of it." WHAT DO YOU MEAN. essun spent the entire first book looking for nassun only for her to repeat the cycle of violence inflicted upon essun as a child to her own child once nassun was found .

a ship that might surprise others: i don't really think i like ships that would surprise other people ? maybe victor and yuri from yuri! on ice but that's mostly bc i don't rly watch anime all that much 😭

last song: first thing to go by hayley williams

last film: how to lose a guy in 10 days (00s romcoms i miss u)

currently reading: uhhh technically robert alter's genesis: translation and commentary (yes, the bible)

currently watching: rewatching episodes of the twilight zone (classic), a bit of prison break with seed when the mood hits, and true detective in slow increments for now

currently consuming: hot cocoa

currently craving: if this is for food idk i just ate so i'm not really hungry but if we r talking abt anything i am craving to go back to the art-space exhibition i went to last night that shit was crazy

[the-bah-commune]

Hey! Here with a loaded ask! I loved the Unus Annus duo, and was wondering if I could get a Subsys to tack onto the Mark!

I'd love the Subsys to be (level 4s):

Night Guard Markiplier from Random Encounters FNAF Musical

Markiplier from A Heist With Markiplier

Markiplier from In Space With Markiplier

And a fourth Markiplier of your choice!

Feel free to get as wacky as you'd like with them 👍

hi pookie! decided to go with animatronic warfstache, my beloved bot. obviously 3/4 of these guys could be named mark, but i'm not gonna just give you a bunch of guys named mark, so hopefully the alt names are good :) here you go!

a new flower has blossomed! 🌹

markiplier subsystem ... [LVL 4 PACK]

subsys name(s) ;; the spooky subsystem, the ego subsystem, the egos, mark + friends

collective name(s) ;; mark, eddie, dark

collective pronouns ;; he/him, they/them

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name(s) ;; schmitty, mike, bill, nightguard

pronouns ;; he/him, they/them, it/its, kill/kills, stab/stabs, night/nights, guard/guards, protect/protectors

age ;; 25

species ;; human

gender(s) ;; morfinalboyic

orientation(s) ;; gay

role(s) ;; nighttime paranoia holder, protector

source ;; FNAF the musical

sign-off(s) ;; – 🩸🤖

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hex code ;; #de1717 (crimson)

personality ;; erratic and easily frightened. they are quick to resort to violence. night is perseverant, and has strong leadership qualities.

bonus info ;; n/a

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likes ;; fireball, card games, darts, boxing, bright coloured hair

dislikes ;; the dark, animatronics, halloween

possible front triggers ;; nighttime paranoia, its source

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cisid(s) ;; nightguard, Wasian (German/Korean), ADHD

transid(s) ;; transMurderer, transCyberneticEnhancements, transRace (transWhite), transRedHair

trisid(s) ;; trisViolent

kink/fetish/para(s) ;; hybristophilia, CNC, hoplophilia

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name(s) ;; harry, clyde, black

pronouns ;; it/its, he/him

age ;; 28–39 (ageslider)

species ;; human

gender(s) ;; cisgender man

orientation(s) ;; pansexual, aroflux

role(s) ;; subsys co-host

source ;; a heist with markiplier

sign-off(s) ;; – 🔦💰

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hex code ;; #141641 (bunting)

personality ;; suave and insightful. it's quite smart when it needs to be. he is always looking ahead towards the future, planning out exactly how he wants it to be. it has a dirty sense of humour.

bonus info ;; n/a

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likes ;; true crime, mystery files (youtube series), the henry stickmin collection, dark clothing

dislikes ;; bright colours, not being taken seriously

possible front triggers ;; his source, henry stickmin

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cisid(s) ;; Wasian (German/Korean), ADHD

transid(s) ;; transWealthy, blackAmian, permaGloved, ADHDnull

kink/fetish/para(s) ;; jeuliephilia, frotteurism, nyctophilia

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name(s) ;; matey, jenks, neptune, galaxy

pronouns ;; he/him, she/her, they/them, star/stars, space/spaces

age ;; 32

species ;; human

gender(s) ;; spacelexic

orientation(s) ;; bisexual

role(s) ;; socializer, assistant

source ;; in space with markiplier

sign-off(s) ;; – 🚀🧊

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hex code ;; #fab84d (casablanca)

personality ;; comedic and helpful (or at least he tries to be). they're charming in a himbo sort of way. she's eccentric and odd. he is friendly and caring.

bonus info ;; keeps a diary (formatted like a captain's log)

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likes ;; space, astronomy, science fiction, video games

dislikes ;; gore, insects, spiders

possible front triggers ;; researching space, "space is cool", being outdoors at night

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cisid(s) ;; Wasian (German/Korean), ADHD, autistic, space station engineer

transid(s) ;; transSpiritual, transExplorer, stardustAmian, vanillaScentian

kink/fetish/para(s) ;; autoapagophilia, autocordophilia, automerinthophilia, astrophilia

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name(s) ;; wilford, william, barnum

pronouns ;; he/him, xe/xem, love/loves, dance/dances, regret/regrets, death/deaths

age ;; agenull

species ;; animatronic (transHuman)

gender(s) ;; pangender

orientation(s) ;; demisexual, panromantic

role(s) ;; depression holder

source ;; the warfstache automated interview automaton

sign-off(s) ;; – 🤖🍭

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hex code ;; #72124f (disco) [i kid you not, that's the colour name. it feels like fate.]

personality ;; jumpy and quiet. love's got a rich inner life, but doesn't talk much. he's melancholic and dramatic.

bonus info ;; n/a

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likes ;; animatronics, puppets, cotton candy, talk shows, reality tv

dislikes ;; bullying, cheating, alcohol

possible front triggers ;; five nights at freddys

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cisid(s) ;; MDD (major depressive disorder), autistic, colonel, robot

transid(s) ;; transSpecies (transHuman), transDPDR, transCaneUser, transGlitchedVoice, transCannibal

kink/fetish/para(s) ;; biophilia, serviphilia

[that-darn-clown]

more rambles, this time on Cassidy and Kelsey (and how neither of these kids are cis, but didn't really get a chance to explore that because WILLIAM FUCKING AFTON)

so to start, Cassidy:

has a trans older brother (Mike) and a transmasc "uncle" (Henry; uncle is in quotes because Technically Speaking Henry isn't his uncle biologically speaking)

dad is chill with that.

knows that being Very Not Cis is a thing you can be.

knows at least two other somewhat openly Not Cis kids (Gabi and Felix; transfem and genderqueer respectively).

Liz used to paint his nails you Cannot tell me that didn't cause some realizations for this kid.

similar point as above but Fredbear and O'Hare. just. Yeah.

had he gotten to actually grow up and discover more about gender? probably would've came out as nonbinary.

Kelsey:

older brother is a demiboy (had somewhat come out before Kel died)

older brother's best friend (and Kel's best friend's older brother) is transmasc, and rather open about that fact.

Naomi and Gabi had painted his nails once while he was visiting Freddy's and the gender euphoria was Intense. (had to wash it off before going home, though :()

hair is usually long enough to tie into two pigtails, and does so often.

basically did the Early 80's 6 Year Old equivalent of telling Cassidy "Your Dad And Uncles Fursonas Are GNC As FUCK /pos" and was really happy when Cass agreed with him.

came over to the Afton Household on occasion and would drag Cass into playing with Liz ("no particular reason" according to him).

always thought Gabi was really cool for the whole Being Somewhat Openly Transfem thing (wonder why)

as you can guess, very much would've realized he was transfem at some point had he lived.

also, another fun fact!! these guys are?? in a QPR kinda?? like they don't know the correct term for it, but they have said to the other ghosts before "If we had lived we probably would've become roommates at some point and chilled. Yeah we would've lived together as best friends and it would've been Awesome." Kel has also described them as the "Dynamic Duo" before, very enthusiastically. also, you'll note the (somewhat) minor detail from my past explaining what the actual games would theoretically look like in the rewrite where i mentioned that Cassidy and Kelsey went to the back room to confront William while holding hands. anyway yeah there's also That.

anyway Cassidy and Kelsey my beloveds <3 they would've loved chilling in a Minecraft server together-

These kids gay! Good for them, good for them

[baynton]

2023 CHARACTER WRAP

share your top nine characters of this year

tagged by @matbaynton - sorry bestie didn't realise you'd tagged me until i was insulted i wasn't tagged when i saw emma do it. then checked my notifs and saw i was after all 😌

most will be mats. there are some non mats though!

1. chris pitt-goddard

he is just soooooo perfect. my beloved<3

2. joe starling

BEST BOY!!!!! BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY i love him sosososo much he's such a cringefail loser flop man and he's sooo beautiful and i love him dearly

3. ariel conroy + jamie winton

ariel is soooo insane and i love him!!! he's awful and terrible and perfect all at once. ough baby

and ariel's lovely lovely twin!!! like emma said u can't have one twin without the other, they're a duo. a package deal. they're also fucking 😌 real dirty 😌

4. sam pinkett

i need to knock him up. next

5. thomas thorne

the mat thru which i was introduced to mat (although i watched horrible histories when it first aired, so... reintroduced?) anyway he's perfect and i love him

6. william agar

precious little baby. adorable. perfect. not given enough love. sweet little thing. im kissing him always. also his arse 💯💯💯💯💯

7. ollie plimsolls

there is one person to blame for this. because of you, i think about him very often. and dream up scenarios involving him. and watch his scenes a lot. thanks heather xoxoxoxo

8. zagreus hadesgame

played a lot of hades again this year. his snark and his genuine loveliness make me soooo

9. edelgard von hresvelg

i looooooove her oh my goooooooood babygiiiiirl i loooooove youuuu. best part of playing black eagles is when rhea is like "kill her!!1!!" and byleth is like "no 💖"

tagging: @the-20th-century-girl @kore538 @sonnet-of-anarchy @captains-clever-goose @caps-clever-girl and idk anyone else who wants to do it x

[dustedmagazine]

2023: Bryon Rides Anxiety’s Peaks and Valleys

Yo La Tengo

This year really tossed us all around like a gigantic blender, swirling everything together into a writhing mass of fine particles. It’s been quite the ride. Thankfully amidst the chaos, there was music. The vast cornucopia of exhilarating sounds wound itself around the many genres, and the dozens of releases spread across these twelve months. It provided the healing salve to combat the bedlam lying in the realm beyond our ears.

For me, live music in 2023 was about quality over quantity. The two shows that affected me most this past year were aligned along the theme of reunion. I’ve been a fan of Yo La Tengo since high school but had strayed from the band’s past few releases. This Stupid World brought me back into their universe. I jumped at the chance to see them in Toronto; it had been decades since I last saw them play live. They played two sets, one soft and one loud, and they didn’t disappoint. As an added bonus, I got to meet fellow Dusted writer Ian Mathers at the show. Toronto post-rockers Do Make Say Think played their first show in six years in March, around my birthday. I wasn’t going to miss it. They unleashed an enticing set of music, playing material from across their entire catalog with intense energy. It was hypnotic and exhilarating. They were also jovial, joking about the current career prospects of the band members. It was a fun night.

Many perennial favorite groups and artists released excellent albums this year. Yo La Tengo returned to their early Matador form with This Stupid World, while The Clientele expanded into new, lush and uncanny territory on I’m Not There Anymore. Califone’s Villagers pushed the band’s adventurous, bluesy roots-rock into an experimental wonderland. Bill Orcutt released Jump On It, revealing his softer side. The Live in Brooklyn 2011 set from Sonic Youth found the group trying out songs they rarely played live, as they wound down their decades-long existence. Joshua Abrams’ Natural Information Society showed that they’re not done unleashing mesmerizing sonic salvos with Since Time is Gravity. Finally, Daniel Bachman continued to push his singular brand of Americana toward the outer limits with When the Roses Come Again, and Intercepted Message found Osees covering Cisco Systems’ telephone hold music. It was a good year for long-beloved institutions.

New to me this year was the band Famous Mammals and their polyglot post-punk album Instant Pop Expressionism Now! I returned to it time and time again; it was the soundtrack to my late summer and my autumn. Digging deeper into the San Francisco band’s origins, I discovered a previously hidden world of Bay Area post-punk, populated by a tight-knit scene that originated with The World, which would fracture into Famous Mammals, Non Plus Temps, Blues Lawyer, Children Maybe Later and others. The LP in question blends elements of Swell Maps, Young Marble Giants and Television Personalities, aligning with those outfits’ brashness, naivete, and wry sense of humor. It was at the top of my list in 2023 and led me to explore the SF underground further. That digging led me to Will York’s encyclopedic tome Who Cares Anyway? York gives an in-depth perspective to the goings on in the Bay Area from the post-hippie origins of its punk scene to the self-destructive chaos of Flipper and the visionary artistry behind acts such as Mr. Bungle, Caroliner, Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, et cetera. He also investigates the unique personalities that comprised the scene such as Brandon Kearney, Gregg Turkington, Seymour Glass, Barbara Manning, and Joe Pop-o-Pie. The book is worth exploring if you’re at all interested in any of the names I mentioned.

I always highlight at least one Canadian release, and this year I really got into the self-titled debut from Toronto duo You Can Can. The pairing of sound artist Andrew Zukerman and vocalist Felicity Williams is the perfect comingling of the familiar and the otherworldly. Alien soundscapes intercept beautifully crafted song forms, with synth squiggles and abstract patterns writhing alongside folk music signifiers. Let’s hope that You Can Can have more music in store for us in 2024 and beyond.

Bryon Hayes

[chidoroki]

Black Clover ch370

First new chapter of the year and I dunno if I should be thrilled or scared with how fast time seems to fly. Before we jump back into the extreme battle though, we get this nice colored double page. It's most likely due to all the HSR on my mind lately, but seeing all the coins and casino games just makes me think of Aventurine and Penacony.

No matter how many months it's been, Rill will always have artistic beauty on his mind as usual, but great to see him, William and Charlotte still alive and well. Um, as well as they can possibly be anyways.

It's been far too long but all the Bulls finally make it to the battlefield and I can see if any of my team-up predictions were correct. At the moment I can't really tell where this group is heading, or perhaps they're going to deal with these Lucius clones first and then help other squads, but I do like that Secre and Zora are nearby. I hope they have another combo moment like they did during the Spade arc. Kudos to Finral as always for his portals as well.

Right away I'm wrong with who I thought Charmy and Gauche would assist, with Charmy being summoned along with the previous group and Gauche helping Rill instead. And I know I shouldn't be surprised to see Marie as Gauche's side, but she is so young dude! Why are we bringing your beloved sister to such an intense fight like this? I get he might wanna personally protect her and there's a slim chance that maybe her magic could provide a little help, but still dangerous! Anyways, I was right about one team-up and I'm so incredibly thankful it was about Vanessa going to help Noelle! I thought Charmy would've joined too to supply Rogue with an endless amount of mana, but Grey is a good choice too with her and our beautiful witch being at an arcane stage. This seriously pleases me so very much, knowing that the Noelle and her siblings will have a better chance at surviving with these two squad-mates around. (also giving me so much hope that Vanessa might sorta interact with a certain silver captain. hmm? please??)

Seeing Gordon assist William and Charlotte is so smart though and I'm mad the possibility didn't even cross my mind at first, like duh, of course he's best around people with curses. Then Ichika and Nacht once again supporting Yami but we knew that. Still excited to see how our vice captain will handle dealing with Morgen.

I'm realizing now how many double spreads this chapter has and they're all wonderful. I haven't a clue on who Henry is helping out or if he's just thrashing random clones and heavenly angels but go off king! Our chaotic duo loves to see it too.

Slowly but surely making progress up towards Lucius' real body I suppose. It's always a good day when we see the brothers fight alongside one another. I can practically hear Haruka Mirai playing on full blast already and all my love for this series is swarming right back to me. Hell, I might re-watch it all again soon just for fun.

Usually I'm over here expressing my hopes and wishes for next chapter, but surprisingly, we were blessed with two this month. Hang on.